| State: | New Hampshire |
| District: | 8 |
| Chamber: | Senate |
| Representative: | Ruth Ward |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Stoddard |
| Democratic: | 24.1 |
| Republican: | 32.0 |
| Npp: | 43.9 |
| Percent White: | 95.5 |
| Percent Black: | 0.4 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 1.2 |
| Percent Asian: | 0.5 |
| Population: | 55,724[1] [2] |
| Population Year: | 2019 |
| Citizen Voting Age: | 44,345 |
New Hampshire's 8th State Senate district is one of 24 districts in the New Hampshire Senate. It has been represented by Republican Ruth Ward since 2016, succeeding fellow Republican Jerry Little.[3]
District 8 covers parts of Cheshire, Hillsborough, Merrimack, and Sullivan Counties, including the towns of Acworth, Antrim, Bennington, Claremont, New Hampshire, Charlestown, Croydon, Deering, Dunbarton, Francestown, Gilsum, Langdon, Lempster, Marlow, Newport, Stoddard, Sunapee, Washington, Weare and Windsor.[3]
The district is located entirely within New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district.[4] Its western end is very close to the state of Vermont, but does not border it.[1]
| Year | Office | Results[5] |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Trump 49.1 – 49.0% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 51.0 – 43.6% |
| 2014 | Senate | Shaheen 51.5 – 48.5% |
| Governor | Hassan 50.9 – 49.1% | |
| 2012 | President | Obama 51.1 – 47.4% |
| Governor | Hassan 53.2 – 43.6% |